Monday, September 17, 2012

Constitution Day

September 17th is Constitution Day, and this year marks the 225th anniversary! Do you know what the Constitution says and what it means? Today is a great day to brush up on American history and be thankful for our founding fathers.

"We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America..."
[read the rest here]

The libraries at SWFC have books to check out on the Constitution, its amendments, and the people who wrote them. The picture on the right is the current display in Tampa, and below are a few photos of students and staff taking part in activities to commemorate today.

    

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